float

float

名词 float:

the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment

the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public

a drink with ice cream floating in it

同义词：ice-cream soda, ice-cream float

an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade

a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

同义词：plasterer's float

something that remains on the surface of a liquid

动词 float:

be in motion due to some air or water current

同义词：drift, be adrift, blow

be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink

同义词：swim

set afloat

circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with

move lightly, as if suspended

put into the water

make the surface of level or smooth

allow (currencies) to fluctuate

convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation